Try 'select /*+ ORDERED */'
hth
connor
--- "Kirsch, Walter J (Northrop Grumman)"
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> 2-cpu, 220mhz, 32-bit HPUX 11.0. Oracle 8.1.7.0.0
>
> Could someone explain what's going on here?
>
> This SQL takes no time at all :
>
> select
> substr(username , 1, 12) "User"
> , substr(lock_type, 1, 18) "Lock Type"
> , substr(mode_held, 1, 18) "Mode Held"
> from sys.dba_lock a
> , v$session b
> where /*lock_type not in ('Media Recovery','Redo
> Thread')
> and*/ a.session_id = b.sid;
>
> with explain plan:
>
> SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=70 Card=1
> Bytes=148)
> NESTED LOOPS (Cost=70 Card=1 Bytes=148)
> NESTED LOOPS (Cost=60 Card=1 Bytes=141)
> NESTED LOOPS (Cost=20 Card=1 Bytes=107)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KSUSE (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=30)
> FIXED TABLE (FIXED INDEX #1) OF X$KSUSE
> (Cost=10 Card=1
> Bytes=77)
> VIEW OF GV$_LOCK
> UNION-ALL
> VIEW OF GV$_LOCK1 (Cost=20 Card=2
> Bytes=162)
> UNION-ALL
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KDNSSF
> (Cost=10 Card=1
> Bytes=94)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KSQEQ
> (Cost=10 Card=1
> Bytes=94)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KTADM (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=94)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KTCXB (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=94)
> FIXED TABLE (FIXED INDEX #1) OF X$KSQRS
> (Cost=10 Card=100
> Bytes=700)
>
> whereas an uncommented predicate consumes 40 minutes
> of CPU (sez TOP) with
> this explain plan:
>
> SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=70 Card=1
> Bytes=148)
> NESTED LOOPS (Cost=70 Card=1 Bytes=148)
> NESTED LOOPS (Cost=30 Card=1 Bytes=114)
> MERGE JOIN (CARTESIAN) (Cost=20 Card=1
> Bytes=37)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KSUSE (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=30)
> SORT (JOIN) (Cost=10 Card=1 Bytes=7)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KSQRS (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=7)
> FIXED TABLE (FIXED INDEX #1) OF X$KSUSE
> (Cost=10 Card=1
> Bytes=77)
> VIEW OF GV$_LOCK
> UNION-ALL
> VIEW OF GV$_LOCK1 (Cost=20 Card=2
> Bytes=162)
> UNION-ALL
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KDNSSF (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=94)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KSQEQ (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=94)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KTADM (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=94)
> FIXED TABLE (FULL) OF X$KTCXB (Cost=10
> Card=1 Bytes=94)
>
> If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed
> replacing anyway. --John F
> Duval
>
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